Finding Connections - Chats with Rabbi Jonathan Freirich Rabbi Jonathan Freirich
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- Religion & Spirituality
Conversations between people who care to make a difference in the world and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich, located in Buffalo, New York.
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Accomplices for Justice - Take Five
Honest, bold, and value-driven conversation about working towards justice in a society structured by unhindered capitalism, anti-black racism, anti-indigenous genocide, and misogynist patriarchy - with Rev. Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich.
This week reflecting on points raised by Jim Wallis in his new book: The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy. -
Accomplices for Justice - Take Four
Honest and real conversation taking on the challenges of finding justice in a society woven by white christian nationalism. Rev. Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich discuss.
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Accomplices for Justice - Take Three
Continuing conversations with profound attention to race consciousness with Pastor Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich and whomever wants to join. Topics include:
- How White Supremacy and "Winners Take All" capitalism stand in the way of seeing paths forward, and more ideas about what we can do about it.
- Public Discourse - how can we rekindle and improve it?
- What's next for multi-faith - is it possible to really use the teachings of our faith traditions to make progress under White Christian Nationalist hegemony?
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Accomplices for Justice - Take Two
Continuing conversation with serious race consciousness between Pastor Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich.
Covering:
- The Black-Jewish Alliance - what happened to it and how to revive it?
- Public Discourse - can civil conversation return to civic life?
- The illiberal Left - can we revive liberalism among progressives?
The answers discussed - only when we pull apart the Gordian knot of White Supremacy, American misogyny and patriarchy, and anti-Indigenous genocide, for a start. -
Accomplices for Justice - Take One
Pastor Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich are joined by Nanette Massey for a discussion of the challenges and opportunities of DEI currently and historically, what might or might not help directly impacted minorities in majority minority communities, and more.
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A Minister and a Rabbi Get Real About Antiracism
Our first episode - why "colorblind" and "I don't see color" are unintentionally racist and other well-intentioned racist statements. There is no neutrality in aiming for anti-racism and we talk about how to get there.